Motor vehicle with horizontal engine



April 17, 1928. 1,666,208

' F. HUBER MOTOR VEHICLE WITH HORIZONTAL ENGINE Filed Jan. 22, 1926 v/fv V627 for.' Frz'j Huber.

i Apr'. `1,7, V1928.

GERMANY, AssIGNoR l' ERI'rz HUBER, 0El MANNHEIM,

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ro HEINRICH LANZ .AK'rIENcrEf` SELLSCHAFT, OF MANNHEIM, GERMANY, .A CORPORATION OLE*v GERMANY.

MOTOR VEHICLE `wI'rIr HORIZONTAL ENGINE.A j-- Application filed January 22, 1926, Serial No. 83,058, and in Germany January 23, 1925..

The invention relates to motor vehicles with horizontal engine and attached gear l casing and consists in the feature that the cylinder and the crank casing of the engine with the part of the water container supported thereon andr a part of the fuel container are manufactured in a single casting and the gear casing which also vcarries the 'rear axle is attached to the rearr vertical surface of the casting.

A constructional example of the invention is shown in the drawing. a is thecylinder head, b the cylinder and c the crank casing of the horizontal engine. The cylinder b, the Yfrontend of which rests on the front axle e of the inotorvehicle, is manufactured in' a single casting together withA the crank casing c, a part ofthe container s which serves to I y'hold the cooling water for the cylinder and a part of the container t provided for holding the fuel. To the rear surface of this Vcasting is attached at d the gear casing Z in f which the rear axle f of the vehicle is mounted. About in the middle between the axles@ and f is located the crank sha-ft g on which on the two `ends are arranged a flylwheel h and 4further a belt pulley coupled not shown in the drawing. y

with a iiy-wheel, In the casing d is arranged the gear of the vehicle whose gear shafts 76,1, m and n are all mounted parallel to the crank shaft gv so that the bearing` positions jof all the shafts g, lo, Z, m and n and the rear axle f can be bored the parts can be effected Without any special fitting being required. vOn the rear endl of the vehicle Vis arranged a trailer. coupling 0 in case the vehicle should be required for use as a tractor. If the vehicle is requiredV Vfor, u se as an agricultural tractor, a shaft r `may be provided. This shaft passes through a slot u of the gear casing and is connectedI .through a universal joint q with a shaft p,

which obtains its drive, forv example, using a pair of bevel gear'wheels, from the shaft lm. `The slot u is covered over by a. cylindrically bent flange w which is movable on the shaft fr against the action of a spring lv.

By ymeans of the arrangement described to a pattern whereby the assembly of i casing carrying Vthe crank shaft, part of `a coolingl water4 container supported on said cylinder and crank Vcasing,and part of a fuel containerl supported on said crank casing,

' said casting having a vertical rear surface,

and a `casing containing gear mechanism and carrying the rear axle, the vertical'front of said 4gear casing being adapted to be detachably secured to casting. l Y f 2. In a motor vehicle, the combination of the rear Vertical end ofsaid a single casting comprising therein a horif zontalenglne cylinder, a crank casing, car.V rying a crank-shaft, and the major parts of cooling `water and lfuel ysupply containers, i

and a gear `casing carrying `gear mechanism and the axleof the driven wheels `of the vehicle adapted to be rigidly attached directly to the' outer end of the crank ,casingwith the gear mechanism Aoperatively connected with the crank-shaft.

a motor unit comprising a horizontal engine, a crank casing carryingl a crankeshaftjour.- naledin its opposite sides, and cooling water and fuel supply containers, the engine cylinderand crank casingand parts ofthe coolingl water and fuel supplycontainers being 3. In a motor vehicle,the combination of u cast in a single-piece having a vertical wall at lthe outer end of the cra-nk casing, and a i A gear casing carrying gear mechanism andr theaxle ofthe driven wheels of the vehiclev adapted to be rigidly fatt-ached at fits forward end to the vertical wall of saidcasting and thereby to secure the. operative connection with the crank-shaft. 14. Ina motor vehicle, the combination of a front'motor unit comprising in a single gear mechanism in 1 'i casting a horizontal engineeylinder, a crank easing carrying a crank-shaft journaled in its opposite sides, and the major portions of cooling lwater and fuel supply containers located over the engine Cylinder and crank casing respectively, and a rear unit comprising` a `gear casing` carrying gear mechanism and the axle of the driven Wheels of the vehicle, said unitsbeing adapt-ed to be rigidly secured together in a manner to secure the forward end of the gea-r casing to the rear end of the crank casing and to hold the gear mechanism in operative engagement With a gear driven from the crank-shaft.y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.y f

DR. FRITZ HUBER. 

